These Are the Only Two Eras Novels Worth Reading. Disagree? Bring It On 年代文只有这两部能看不服来战

1. 1 年 Period: Pretty Educated Youths Have All Come to My Backyard 年代：漂亮女知青都进了我家后院 The Neighboring Guy Who Writes邻家码字小哥Urban1.0M WordsCompleted (No System, no space, a satisfying period novel, a new work from a veteran author) Chen Junsheng wakes up and finds himself back in 1981, at the turning point of his fate. He comes first in the county in the college entrance exam preliminary selection, only for someone else to take his place? He’ll take it back! His family has four female educated youths with powerful connections, and you expect him to start from nothing and keep his head down? No way! A man won’t grow rich without a windf 44.8kReads9.0Score4kShelves

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   These two books are amazing, especially the first one! Highly recommend them!!! You won't want to say a word once you start reading!

2. 2 1 1972: The Youthful Years of the Red Flag 1972，红旗招展的青春年代 Little Goblin of the Lanruo Temple兰若寺小妖Urban1.2M WordsCompleted [Period] [Book Transmigration] [Reborn] [Sent-down youth] [Great Northern Wilderness] [Scheming male lead] [One heroine] [Pure romance] [Smart characters] [Decisive and ruthless] [Black market] [Political career] [Countryside] [Special historical era] In the spring of 1972, as Chu Miaohong rode a train to the Great Northern Wilderness to join a rural work team, she casually tossed an old envelope into the wind. Meanwhile, in 2024, Zhang Hongcheng happened to come into possession of an old, worn- 84.3kReads9.3Score8.4kShelves
3. 3 穿 After Transmigrating to the 1980s and Becoming a Substitute Bride, I Became the Army Officer's Most Beloved 穿越八零替嫁后我成了军官心尖宠 Over Ten Thousand a Day日收过万Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Substitute Marriage + Military Marriage + Stepmom + Mutual First Love] (Fictional Military Marriage + Everyday Life as a Military Wife) Yang Niannian, a college student, was so furious after losing ten ranked matches in a row in Honor of Kings that she blacked out and transmigrated to the 1980s. The moment she opened her eyes, her mother was pressuring her to marry, sobbing and sniffling all over her. “Lu Shishen is a soldier with a secure government job. If you marry him, you’ 111.3kReads9.2Score14.7kShelves

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   I've read many period dramas and given up on them all, but this one is the only one I've reread. It's a military romance, no cheat codes or space systems, the author's writing is humorous, and it's super satisfying to watch the female lead roast people. The plot is very down-to-earth. Highly recommended! [Thumbs up]

4. 4 天 Heavenly Abyss 天渊 Mu Xiao Sansheng沐潇三生Eastern Fantasy6.4M WordsOngoing (The print edition has been published and is available to buy online) A hundred years ago, Chen Qingyuan entered a forbidden zone called the Heavenly Abyss. His soul lamp went out, and everyone believed he was dead. Today, Chen Qingyuan has emerged from the forbidden zone alive, but his cultivation has been destroyed and his spiritual roots severed. With his beloved breaking off their engagement and the various sects bullying him, what is Chen Qingyuan supposed to do? “Chen Qingyuan, you have tw 988.6kReads9.4Score105.8kShelves

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   🌼✨These are the only two historical fiction novels worth reading, both with a 9.5 Rating [awkward laugh]. The female lead has a high IQ [crying], numerous skills, high combat strength [facepalm] [drooling], and is adept at [cool] double-crossing. Even sparrows passing by [frustrated][sad] will be left with a scrap of meat by her. Not only does she get rich herself, but she also helps everyone else get rich. [Drooling]

5. 5 道 Emotional Blackmail? Please, I Don't Even Have a Conscience 道德绑架？笑死，我根本没有好吗 Bao Yi Si A报一丝啊Urban1.5M WordsCompleted [Short drama, comic drama, and audiobook adaptations are all available, with up to 800,000 readers] [Fighting moral blackmail + outlaw + no self-sacrificing saint + scheming + immensely satisfying] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Lin Bei faces moral blackmail on a high-speed train from the start. Pregnant woman: “I’m pregnant! You have to give me your seat!” Lin Bei: “If you have a problem, take it up with whoever caused it. The baby you’re carrying isn’t mine, so why should I give up 62.7kReads8.7Score5.9kShelves
6. 6 老 The Old Woman Is Reborn Before the Demolition, and Beats Her Evil Son and Vicious Grandson with a Stick 老太重生拆迁前，棒打恶子毒孙 Ling Yun灵韫Modern Romance3.3M WordsOngoing Old Madam Zhou spent her whole life worrying herself sick over her four sons. She even divided the property and cash she received from the demolition compensation among them. She thought she had treated them all equally and taken each son into consideration. But in each son’s eyes, she was biased, and they all resented her and refused to support her. Old Madam Zhou should have been enjoying her retirement, but instead, at her advanced age, she survived by collecting trash and eventually died of 53.1kReads8.6Score3kShelves

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   These two historical fiction novels are the only ones I read. They're incredibly good, with exciting events every day, making it impossible to stop reading!

7. 7 年 Quick Transmigration Through the Eras: The Screen Queen Knows How to Flirt, Charm, and Play Cute 年代快穿：影后她会撩会哄会撒娇 Mushroom Pan-Fried Bun蘑菇生煎包Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Women's fiction: [Period] [Quick Transmigration] [Devoted husband] [Rugged man] [Military officer] After a car accident, movie queen Song Lili transmigrates through three thousand worlds, completing missions to fulfill people's wishes in various Period settings and earning points so she can return to the time before the accident. Along the way, she meets the strongest military officer, a rugged veteran, the village chief's son, a cold and formidable soldier, a wealthy young master from the capit 5.9kReads8.9Score455Shelves

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   The first two books are by the same author, they're hilarious! The author is incredibly talented. The third one is a quick transmigration story, and the fourth one is also quite good, though a bit like typical "kiss literature." Another book by the same author, "Hey Hey Hey, Stealing Talent," is better than this one.

8. 8 瞎 Blind Corn! Rotten Potatoes! Worthless Children, Get on Your Knees! 瞎苞米！烂土豆！极品儿女靠边跪 Lucky Cat招财猫儿Modern Romance3.6M WordsOngoing [Period] [The 1980s] [Light Ensemble Cast] [Reborn] [Feel-Good] [No Golden Finger] [Family Life] (Also known as: Reborn in the 1980s: The Old Lady Leaves Her Children Behind) Seventy-year-old Wu Zhiqiu is Reborn in the era when her children still depend on her hard work and sacrifice! In her previous life, she played favorites and ended up alone and miserable in her old age. This time, she refuses to repeat the past. The old lady decides to leave her children behind and enjoy the rest of her lif 195.8kReads9.3Score8.6kShelves

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   I've been a bookworm for over a decade, spending at least 6 hours a day reading novels. I've read countless period dramas, but I highly recommend these two, especially the first one. Don't let the period setting fool you; it's hilarious every time you read it. It's a microcosm of the ensemble cast, with each character embodying the unique traits of their era.

9. 9 守 After Three Years as a Widow, I Took Grandma to Join My Officer Husband 守寡三年我带奶奶投奔军官老公啦 Wasabi Lemon芥末柠檬Modern Romance414k WordsCompleted The short drama is now streaming: The Lucky Wife of the 1970s: Her Tomb Raider Secret Identity Is Out! [Cold, tough military officer × female tomb raider, who later joins a research institute to serve her country] [Alternate-history military marriage + tomb-raiding System + married first, love later + raising kids + mind-reading + one-on-one, both leads inexperienced in love + nine-year age gap] [Reader's guide: The early chapters have a few plot holes, and the story is a silly comedy with no lo 10.7kReads8.6Score1.2kShelves

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   This period drama is absolutely amazing! [Sparrow Eater's masterpiece][I also highly recommend it], "Name" "Jiang Yao" "Gender" "Female" "Where did you go?" Jiang Yao casually made up a story: "I went to dig up my husband." As a result, her husband pushed open the door and coldly threw out a few words through clenched teeth, "I am your husband who is still buried underground."

10. 10 成 Why Help Others Get What They Want? I’ll Choose Myself 成全别人？不如成全自己 Yue Cangyun Nali月藏云那里Modern Romance235k WordsCompleted In the book, Xu Jing'an spent her whole life helping others and putting them first, yet in the end, no one even said a kind word about her. This time, she's going to look after herself first and do what's best for her. 156.2kReads9.5Score12.4kShelves

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    These two books are definitely masterpieces from the Tomato Era. One is from the male protagonist's perspective, and the other from the female protagonist's perspective. They depict how to conduct oneself and act in that era without leaving any traces, maximizing one's interests. They explain the intricacies of human relationships in great detail, making them truly educational and memorable.

11. 11 漂 A Stunning Beauty Hounded by an Obsessive Mad Dog in a Period Novel 漂亮美人在年代文被偏执疯狗缠上 Sanda Biscuit散打饼干Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted [A calculating, self-serving heroine + an obsessive, possessive hero] Selfish, vain, materialistic, and always looking out for herself. And yet, countless people love her. In the original novel, Lin Luoxue is the heroine's sister, a cannon-fodder character who despises the poor and loves the rich, and juggles three men at once. Even after getting married, she's still unfaithful, and in the end, she dies while eloping with her lover. She's nasty, selfish, and plays with people's feelings while mo 55.7kReads8.8Score3.3kShelves

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    A true bookworm's recommendation! It's so different from other traditional storylines set in different eras! [Upvote][Upvote][Upvote]

12. 12 折 Folded Girl 折囡 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance309k WordsCompleted The boldest thing Wen Shiqing ever did was secretly love Xie Yucheng. That rebellious, unruly boy was the storm that swept through her youth. He made her cry, and once, on a rainy night, he held her tight against his chest and kissed her, choking out, “Nannan, stop torturing me.” When passion took hold, she softly begged him to let her go, but the man bit her earlobe and chuckled, “Give me a kiss of your own accord, and I'll let you go.” She believed him. Only when she heard the faint sound of a 28.5kReads9.2Score3kShelves
13. 13 重 Reborn in 1977: Starting with Cutting Ties with My Family 重生1977，从断亲开始 Without a Care了无忧Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Jiang Sen’s miserable life had all been carefully plotted by others. He was caught in bed with someone, forced to register a marriage, made to give up his job, and sent to the countryside in place of his half-brother. Because he was married, he missed out on the woman he truly loved. Only after he was framed and sent to prison did he learn that the boy wasn’t even his son. In prison, someone stabbed him in the back. Then he was reborn in 1977, on the very day he’d been caug 8.3kReads8.2Score569Shelves

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    Historical fiction shouldn't just be about providing entertainment; it needs to have its own logic. Don't assume that existence itself is justified; true life is about the ordinary and the mundane.

14. 14 年 1979: Meat for My Wife and Kids 年代1979：带着老婆孩子吃肉 Village Demon Fire乡妖火Urban4.7M WordsOngoing [Rural life in the late 1970s] [One female lead] [Comedy] [Slow-paced] [Raising children] Reborn in 1979, Li Xiangdong becomes a train water-supply worker. While others are still fretting over how to make ends meet, he's already enjoying a comfortable life with his wife and children at home. (A realistic slice of life. Each character has both strengths and flaws, and not everyone is meant to be likable. If that's not what you're looking for, please move along.) 184.9kReads9.3Score11kShelves
15. 15 你 Hello, 1976! 你好，1976！ vRunning Snailvv奔跑的蜗牛vUrban1.5M WordsCompleted The orphan Zheng Weimin transmigrates to 1976. He thinks he’ll finally experience the warmth of a family, but instead he’s abandoned once again. Luckily, he has the memories and knowledge of his previous life. Without them, he really wouldn’t have been able to turn things around. As the saying goes, nobody visits the poor in the busy city, while distant relatives come flocking to the rich in the mountains. It’s true. Zheng Weimin experiences life in all its harshness and, after being reborn, fin 39.1kReads8.9Score2.7kShelves
16. 16 重 Reborn in the 1960s: I Find Myself a Stepmother 重生60年代：我给自己找后妈 Gu Yue Er Dong古月耳咚Modern Romance676k WordsOngoing When Chen Guoping died of lung cancer, his mother was busy having a grand old time gossiping with the neighborhood women! In his previous life, she had kept him under her thumb since childhood: she wouldn’t let him take the college entrance exam, forced him to hand over his wages, and criticized every woman he wanted to marry. Ignoring the nature of his work, she insisted that he and his wife risk having a third child. In the end, he was fired for exceeding the birth quota, and his family of fiv 22.6kReads8.4Score1.4kShelves

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    Whose first act in a rebirth novel is finding a stepmother? Oh, it's this one! The male lead was verbally abused to death by his biological mother in his previous life, and upon being reborn in the 1960s, he gets a new mother! His stepmother dotes on him, while his biological mother can only watch helplessly! Already at 100,000 words, a must-read for those looking for something to read!

17. 17 我 My Restarted Life in 1992 我的重启人生1992 Twelve Mad十二疯Urban6.6M WordsOngoing (The first thirty-some chapters lay the groundwork, so please be patient. The rest won't disappoint.) Zhou Andong never thought of himself as a good person. He figured that after he died, Hell would have to open a nineteenth level just to throw him into it. So one day in 2021, he did the first good deed of his life: he saved a pregnant woman from being hit by a speeding car. Perhaps Heaven was moved by his change of heart and sent him back to 1992, an era still dominated by traditional thinking. 66.7kReads9.2Score4.7kShelves
18. 18 从 Starting in 1991, I Conquer the World 从1991开始，收割全世界 Well-Fed饱食Urban2.5M WordsCompleted The winds of reform sweep across the land, and the working people must make good on their promise. On the eve of the second wave of wealth creation, Han Xiaodong is reborn. The most outstanding fund manager of his previous life, Han Xiaodong quickly amasses a vast personal fortune with his astonishing memory and calculating power. “To me, a financial titan is nothing more than a kind of reptile.” And so, in 1997, Han Xiaodong strikes without hesitation, prying out the titan’s teeth one by one. 1.3kReads9.1Score275Shelves
19. 19 女 A Woman in a Man's Body: Living Off Women in a Period Novel 女穿男：我在年代文里吃软饭 Shouwu Without Mangmang首乌不芒芒Modern Romance273k WordsCompleted [A woman transmigrates into a man’s body, with some fantasy elements] When Zhou Shan transmigrates to the 1960s, she opens her eyes to dizziness and weakness in all four limbs, experiencing firsthand what it means to be starving to death. She doesn’t feel the slightest thing about having become a man. Just as she’s so hungry she can barely keep her eyes open, she hears a father and daughter nearby, picking over their choices: “Is there anyone you like?” “Too ugly. Black and skinny, like a charre 8.1kReads9.4Score643Shelves

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    What books are you all recommending? The female lead is either delicate and weak or has multiple pregnancies, or the male lead is a rough and masculine type. I can't stand any of them. As for historical fiction, I've dropped a lot of them; these are the only ones that have stayed on my bookshelf.

20. 20 重 Back to 1987 重回1987 Ting Houshan庭后山Urban2.4M WordsCompleted Feng Yisheng, the lone wolf of finance, spent his entire life striving for the top. Just as he reached the summit of the financial world, someone threw him off a rooftop, sending him back to 1987, a year when his parents and older sister had disappeared, his younger sister had been kidnapped, and the girl who had waited ten years for him had given up. It was a time when beauty and harsh reality coexisted. As spring breezes and gentle rain swept across China and all things came back to life, he m 17.3kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves
21. 21 重 Reborn and Taking It Easy at School, I Really Don't Want to Compete Anymore! 重生留校躺平，我真不想再卷啊！ This Meat Is Poisonous这肉有毒Urban2.1M WordsCompleted [Slice of life + entrepreneurship + university] Reborn at the moment of his university graduation in 2011, Jiang Hao faces another chance to stay on at the university. He gives up the grueling 996 work schedule he endured in his previous life and chooses to stay on as a librarian. Drawing on the memories from before he was reborn, he originally only wants financial freedom. But as his fortune grows, he ultimately becomes someone others admire as a success! 55.5kReads8.9Score10.3kShelves
22. 22 重 Reborn in Hong Kong, With a Huge Family Business 重生港岛，家大业大 The Hero of This Place此间人雄Urban2.8M WordsOngoing [Blood-Soaked Conglomerate | Global Hunt | Six Industrial Empires] In 1980, Shao Weiding opened his eyes and found himself the most rebellious of the six young masters of the Shao Group. Everyone laughed at him for turning his back on a fortune worth tens of billions and risking his life in Southeast Asia instead Then, three years later, they watched him smash open a Swiss bank vault with his bloodstained Rolex and propel the Swatch Group to the very top! When Watsons swept across Asia's retail 30kReads9.3Score1.5kShelves
23. 23 都 We’re All Reborn, So Who Still Wants to Be Someone’s Lackey? 都重生了谁还拉帮套啊 Meow Erbai喵二白Urban1.7M WordsCompleted In his previous life, Cao Chaoyang acted on impulse and chose the path of becoming his sister-in-law’s live-in helper, moving into her home. He worked hard to support his elder brother’s family for twenty years, only for his brother’s legs, crippled for years, to suddenly recover. Thrown out of the house overnight, he had no choice but to get away from people and become a forest ranger. Reborn in 1973, when his sister-in-law once again knelt before him, Cao Chaoyang said firmly, “No!” He would n 16.8kReads8.8Score1.4kShelves

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    🔥🔥🔥In his past life, Cao Chaoyang chose to marry Xu Da, who had two husbands, and supported Xu Da's three daughters through school, only to find they were all ungrateful! It has a strong sense of the era, allowing me to rediscover 1973!

24. 24 山 Chronicles of Mountains and Rivers 山河志 A Dao阿刀Urban1.9M WordsCompleted His beautiful mother was nearly assaulted by a village lout, but she tearfully begged the man who rescued her not to call the police. Young Gao Yuan couldn’t understand why at the time. Only when he reached his thirties and looked back on the past, with those scenes flashing through his mind, did he realize that the lives of countless rural people together form a chronicle of the mountains and rivers of China! 84.1kReads9.6Score9.2kShelves
25. 25 七 The 1970s: The Beloved Family Member Who Uses Technology to Strengthen the Nation 七零团宠科技兴国 Little Round Yuan圆小圆呀Modern Romance655k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate into a Book + Bygone Era + System + Adorable Child + Hilarious Comedy + Scientific Research + Child Prodigy] [Original title: The Beloved Darling of the Seventies Brings Prosperity Through Science and Technology] The Interstellar God of War is betrayed. With the last of his strength, he sends away his only daughter, Yuan Yuan, then dies alongside the traitor. Interstellar toddler Yuan Yuan transmigrates into a beloved little cousin in a period novel and gets bound to an Interstella 8kReads9.4Score670Shelves
26. 26 七 A Cadre's Daughter in the 1970s: From Village Belle to Translator 七零高干：从村花到翻译官 Clear Seas, Deep Rivers海清河深Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Era of Reversal] [Rise of a Great Nation] [Clear-Eyed Money Making] [The Heroine’s Growth] [Marriage Before Love] [Building a Business in the 1970s] In 1975, deep in the Ten-Thousand Mountains, a single dirt road trapped countless rural children in lives of poverty. Zhao Shuhe had a secret: inside her mind was a 2025 course System. While everyone else was still using abacuses, she already knew matrix calculations. While others were memorizing the 26 letters, she had a complete university-level 224.4kReads8.8Score37.4kShelves

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    I've been urging them to update!

27. 27 灵 Spirit Spring Space: The Fake Heiress Becomes Everyone’s Darling 灵泉空间，假资本家大小姐成团宠 I Am a Feather我是羽毛Modern Romance534k WordsCompleted [System Space] [Everyone's Favorite] [Building a Career] [Marriage First, Love Later] [A Slow-Burning Romance] Shen Xuwei, an obscure actress, transmigrates into a book set in 1975 and becomes a cannon-fodder character who shares her name. From the start, she reclaims her space and binds herself to the [Road to Stardom Comeback System], gradually transforming from a pretty young woman into a stunning beauty. Her space keeps leveling up, and its rewards grow ever more generous, improving her from 10.4kReads6.9Score1.9kShelves

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    A female-centric, satisfying novel; good read; historical setting; completed; sweet 👍👍

28. 28 我 I Went to the Countryside as a Sent-Down Youth in 1970 我去1970年当知青 Yang Xi羊喜Modern Romance502k WordsCompleted Alternate title: I Went to 1970 to Become an Educated Youth. Real title: After Transmigrating, I Was Driven Crazy. When I transmigrated, I planned to keep my head down and stay timid forever. But before long, I was driven into becoming a brawling mad dog, an insane educated youth who would flip the table and walk away the moment anyone crossed him. 4.2kReads9.3Score343Shelves
29. 29 惊 Shocking! The Capitalist Heiress Gets More for Me the More She Hates Me 惊！资本家大小姐，越讨厌我越有 I Am a Feather我是羽毛Modern Romance220k WordsCompleted [Feel-good power fantasy + capitalist heiress + reborn + System + 1970s + becoming beautiful + getting rich + pocket dimension + clearing out the enemy's home] Li Su had a life of unspeakable misery in her previous life. Branded a capitalist heiress, she was forced by her father and stepmother to go to the countryside, while her stepsister schemed to ruin her engagement. After finally becoming a billionaire's wife, she was handed divorce papers by her husband on her birthday. All because she 816Reads8.1Score107Shelves
30. 30 去 I Left the Father but Kept the Child, and Now the Era's Big Shot Is Losing His Mind 去父留子后，年代大佬急红了眼 Su Ranjiu酥染玖Modern Romance531k WordsCompleted In her previous life, Gu Nanyin was betrayed by a scumbag. He and her cousin conspired to seize her family's fortune and have her killed. After being reborn, she took revenge on the scumbag and the shameless woman, making sure they paid dearly. But she'd stopped trusting men. Still, since her family was wealthy, she needed an heir to inherit the family business someday. As for the child's father, she chose the honest man who'd been caught up in the scumbag and her cousin's scheme along with her 2.5kReads8.8Score223Shelves

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    Recommended by a seasoned bookworm with over 17,000 hours of reading experience 👍 🍀🍀① The female lead tricks the male lead into having a child in order to produce an heir. After becoming pregnant, she runs away with her parents and the whole family, leaving the house to the male lead. The male lead is deceived both physically and emotionally. He finally saves up enough for the dowry, only to have her run away again! 🌷🌷② The female lead is a substitute for the idealized white moonlight, and will suffer physical and emotional torment from the main characters. To save her life, she gets pregnant by someone else. Her pregnancy is blissful; she eats and drinks as she pleases. Unexpectedly, the male lead, who suddenly starts vomiting uncontrollably, shows up at her door wanting to marry her…

31. 31 八 An Eighties College Student Rises to Great Heights Through Sign-In Rewards 八零大学生，靠签到扶摇直上 Twelve Lan十二澜Modern Romance394k WordsOngoing Lin Zhiyu is the golden girl of the staff housing compound. She is strikingly beautiful, gets into a top university, and is so sweet and gentle that everyone in the neighborhood adores her. A dream reveals that her second-eldest sister, who went to the countryside, is the heroine of the story. She has a spiritual field space, and will eventually build a thriving business, making the whole family prosperous. In the original story, Lin Zhiyu grows jealous of her sister's successful business, ruins 302.1kReads8.5Score45.8kShelves
32. 32 白 The White Moonlight Returns Home Pregnant, and the Whole City Erupts 白月光怀孕后回国，全城沸腾了 Jin Yuzhi今与紫Modern Romance231k WordsCompleted [Marriage first, love later; both leads are virgins; irresistible heroine; pregnancy and childbirth; one-on-one romance; sweet devotion] [A young lady occasionally controlled by the plot vs. a rebellious, cocky, bad-boy movie star] Entertainment industry's top-tier star Feng Jingche developed a strange illness and began vomiting uncontrollably. The doctors were at a loss. When science failed, he turned to the supernatural. A fortune-teller told him that marrying the Yu family's daughter would cu 18kReads9.0Score1.5kShelves
33. 33 七 The 1970s Educated Youth: The Villain Always Acts Pitiful Around Her 七零知青：反派总在她面前装可怜 One More Spoonful再吃一勺儿Modern Romance344k WordsCompleted [No golden finger + period setting + sweet romance + almost childhood sweethearts + one-on-one romance] Bai Qingci's parents arranged for her to go to the countryside to avoid danger. Before leaving, she had already prepared herself for the possibility that she would never return or see anyone she knew again. A month later, the Chen family arrived in the village after being sent down for reform. They had grown up in the same compound but barely spoken. She only wanted to treat him like a strange 6.2kReads9.0Score649Shelves

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    [Eye roll][Eye roll][Eye roll] The female lead is both stingy and cute. Because her family fell on hard times, she was sent to the countryside to take refuge. She worked hard every day and saved every penny. The male lead used his connections to be transferred to the same place as the female lead. Knowing that the female lead was stingy, he especially liked to swindle money from her. He loved to see the female lead's distress over money, which was very funny.

34. 34 八 The 1980s: The Cold-Faced Officer Is Wrapped Around the Sickly Beauty's Finger 八零：冷面军官被病弱美人拿捏了 Little Silly Goose小呆鹅Modern Romance571k WordsCompleted [Military Marriage + Sweet Romance + Mutual Devotion] Martial arts prodigy Jiang Nianzhi transmigrates into a book and arrives in an alternate version of the 1980s, where she becomes a delicate, frail beauty. Thinking she would run into one terrible person after another, she rolls up her sleeves, ready to beat them all into submission. But her feisty mother favors girls over boys, her white-lotus sister is a doting sister-con, her grandmother is a beauty enthusiast, and her little brother has 81.8kReads9.4Score13kShelves

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    "Old Shen, my sister's a bit chubby, a bit dark-skinned, and a bit short, but she's incredibly sweet and adorable—perfect as a wife." Shen Cheng, uninterested in women, treated his rifle as a wife and righteously refused. It wasn't until his family visited the barracks that he saw Jiang Nianzi, a beautiful woman in a cheongsam, red lips and black hair, who called out sweetly to his comrade, "Brother!" [Laughs] Shen Cheng suddenly grabbed his comrade's neck: "This is the sister you were talking about?"

35. 35 全 The Whole Family Is Insanely Eavesdropping on My Thoughts 全家偷听我心声杀疯了，我负责吃奶 Xia Shengsheng夏声声Ancient Romance2.1M WordsCompleted The Red Fruit short drama adaptation of My Whole Family Hears My Thoughts: Fu Bao Chaochao is now open for reservations! Please show it lots of support and give it a follow! [Whole-family mind reading + cannon fodder + beloved by the whole family + powerful figure transmigrates into a book + play the pig to eat the tiger + feel-good story] Lu Zhaozhao transmigrated into a book. She became a cannon-fodder character who was drowned at birth, while the heroine stole her identity. The heroine turned 15.2kReads9.6Score3.3kShelves
36. 36 七 The 1970s: Married in the Morning, Burning Joss Paper for My Ex by Afternoon 七零：上午结婚下午给前夫烧纸 The Divine Beast Isn't Home神兽不在家Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Also known as: "Clearing Out My Eccentric Adoptive Mother's Home, the Fake Heiress Goes to the Countryside" Animated comic: "Tong Hua's Comeback" [Reborn and Revenge on Scumbags + Face-Slapping the Beloved of All + Everyone Begs for Forgiveness + Never Forgiving + Sweet Romance] In her previous life, Tong Hua was plotted against by Kong Mixue, the beloved of all, and sold into the mountains, where she was trapped for over a decade. After finally escaping and making her way home, she found that h 45.9kReads9.1Score5.2kShelves
37. 37 穿 Transmigrated Into a Book in the 1970s: What a Joke! The Sweet Girl Is Hiding in a Rugged Man's Body 穿书七零：笑死！娇娇披着糙汉壳 December-十二月-Modern Romance593k WordsCompleted [Period setting + transmigrate into a book + food + System + educated youth + sweet romance] A pleasure-loving young woman transmigrates into a book set in the 1970s. The poverty and hunger, the backbreaking labor, and the enormous secret her new body is hiding are enough to push An Ran to the brink. She is neither the lucky heroine nor the villainess. Instead, she is a deranged male character so far down the roster that she barely even counts as a number in the leads’ story. To keep anyone from 5.6kReads9.0Score737Shelves
38. 38 新 After the Wedding, the No-Flirting Military Officer Becomes the Capital's Wife-Doting Maniac 新婚后，禁撩军官变京圈宠妻狂魔 Wen En吻恩Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [So good! The bonus chapters are coming!] A cold, aristocratic, superhuman elite officer × a down-on-her-luck, resilient, sweet beauty [A sweet military romance set in a bygone era + military marriage + both leads are virgins + love after marriage + contract marriage that falls apart on the wedding night + slow-burn romance + whirlwind marriage + twins + naturally fertile heroine + positive and uplifting + patriotic spirit + steamy scenes] A marriage of convenience, with each getting what they w 107.2kReads8.7Score9.5kShelves

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    Check out this book! I guarantee it's super good!!

39. 39 作 Finicky Rich Girl Brings Her Farm to the 1970s and Takes It Easy 作精白富美携农场在七零摆烂 Rice Bowl 114饭碗114Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted (Pocket Dimension + Goofy Comedy + Farming + Strong Female Lead + Sweet Romance + Everyday Life + Feel-Good Story + Putting Scumbags in Their Place) The heroine doesn’t dabble in the black market or do farm work, and she has only the tiniest bit of conscience. The hero and heroine both speak their minds. There are no misunderstandings or love rivals. This is a fictional world, so please don’t compare it to real history! Su Qingci, a rich beauty who runs a farm in the modern era, gets sent to the 18.5kReads9.2Score2.1kShelves
40. 40 小 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌，瞒爸妈当万元户 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.2kReads9.1Score1.5kShelves
41. 41 先 Marriage Before Love: A ’70s Rough-Hewn Husband’s Everyday Devotion 先婚后爱：七零糙汉宠妻日常 The Running Garfield奔跑的加菲猫Modern Romance236k WordsOngoing [Marriage First, Love Later] [Northeastern China in the 1970s] [Family Life] [College Entrance Exam Comeback] [Sweet Daily Romance] 1976, a small county town in Northeast China. Lin Wanxing opened her eyes and found herself in the body of a second daughter whom her father didn't love and her mother didn't care for. Her older brother was the apple of her father's eye, while her younger twin siblings were the apple of her mother's. Caught in the middle, she slept in the storage room, ate leftove 29.6kReads—Score2.1kShelves
42. 42 被 Hounded by a Madman, She Turns Around and Marries an Abstinent Commander 被疯批缠上，转头嫁给禁欲首长 Moon in the Midst明中月Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted Military marriage + period setting + sweet romance + both leads are each other's first and only + face-slapping + feel-good fiction Top salesperson Chen Meina works herself to death. When she opens her eyes, it's the 1970s, and she's forcing herself on the male lead. Chen Meina: ? Once she comes to her senses, Chen Meina realizes she's become universally despised. Her awful family helped her tie up the male lead and drag him into bed, only for a reborn woman to catch them in the act, ruining the 10.7kReads8.4Score1.3kShelves
43. 43 四 Siheyuan: I Saved Qin Huairu from the Start 四合院，开局救下秦淮茹 Love You, Longlong爱你的龙龙Male-Channel Fanfiction871k WordsOngoing Cao Mengde, a modern mechanical and electrical engineer, unexpectedly transmigrates into the body of a nineteen-year-old namesake in 1951. At the train station, he saves Qin Huairu from being robbed by thugs, activates a space, and ends up marrying her by a strange twist of fate. Thus begins his comedic life in the Number 95 Courtyard. He helps Qin Huairu escape the mire of the Jia family, preserving her innocence and goodness and giving her a happy life. He builds a luxurious east courtyard and 24kReads8.0Score1.8kShelves

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    Not mindless, not brainless. A great book is here! This book is still being updated and has over 200 chapters. It features a sweet and romantic daily life story combined with a technical adventure. In the courtyard, he subdues all the villains by playing dumb; at work, he applies his advanced technology to the industrial powerhouse. He lives a wonderful life, truly deserving of the title "reborn after transmigrating." This courtyard novel is definitely worth reading.

44. 44 穿 Transmigrating to the Seventies: The Young Educated Youth Is Dumbfounded 穿越七零，小知青她懵圈了 Miss Zhou周大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing (Everyday life of sent-down youth, not a strong female lead, a touch of an ensemble cast, unhurried pacing, with a couple) Gu Xiaoman, from the twenty-first century, dies suddenly after getting drunk while celebrating landing a job. She wakes up aboard a green-painted train carrying sent-down youth in the 1970s. No space, no System, no golden finger, and not even the original owner’s memories. She’s definitely the most wretched transmigrant in history, with none of the usual perks. Good heavens! 12.9kReads8.7Score1.4kShelves

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    There are no special systems or cheat codes. The male and female protagonists are both educated youth with pitiful backgrounds. The story follows their struggles to get into the city after the college entrance examination and their daily lives. It features a small ensemble cast, no toxic characters, and everyone is intelligent. The plot is relevant to the era.

45. 45 被 My Younger Sister Stole My Match, So I Married into a Big Courtyard, Gossiped, and Took It Easy 被妹妹抢亲，嫁进大杂院吃瓜开摆 SixSix Cutie六六小可爱Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Jiang Yu had a dream. In it, she got her wish and married a man from the city. But her husband, Fu Xiangyang, was a coward, while her domineering mother-in-law was intensely controlling. Jiang Yu could barely breathe under the pressure. A year into the marriage, she still hadn't conceived. She had to drink bitter, foul-smelling medicine every day, and her mother-in-law would beat and berate her at the slightest pretext. Jiang Yu woke from the nightmare, only to find the matchmaker at her door. T 25.4kReads8.5Score3.6kShelves
46. 46 重 Back to the 1980s: Bringing My Family of Six to a Better Life 重回八零：带着全家六口过好日子 Yu Fu余弗Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted The Gu family has no sons, only four daughters. Plenty of people in the village are waiting to laugh at them. But they wait and wait, only to watch the Gu family build a two-story house and buy a car. They hear the family has even bought a grand home in the capital. The Gu sisters are each more successful and more devoted to their parents than the last. The villagers: What are you waiting for? Go home and have daughters! After being reborn, Gu Siqing discovers that her sisters are nothing like t 97.1kReads9.4Score5.8kShelves

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    The first book I can read on Tomato is the one I just finished reading. It's heartwarming, good, and respects the reader's intelligence. I'm writing a long review after finishing it. I love the 16th book. Although it's a male-oriented book, it's very rigorous. I guess the author did a lot of research. It's very well written and has a broad perspective. It's different from typical period novels. It covers the entire world and doesn't disrespect women. There's no romance at the moment. The fourth book is mainly good because the male lead is well-developed. The sweet and affectionate descriptions between the female leads are very appealing (you all know what I mean). There's one flaw: the descriptions of the female lead as a "fairy" are too frequent and a bit hard to bear. I just ignore that. As long as you ignore that, it's still good. I really like the male lead. The fifth book is also very good. It's a story about a scheming female lead who finds a good husband to live a good life. It's also a story about a powerful and influential male lead. The male lead is better written than the female lead. Unlike some books that are very thin, this one is also very charming. The eighth book doesn't have a high rating, but it's very good. The female lead is dressed in clothes without an ID card. In that era, she was a spy. The male lead was attracted to her beauty... You know what it means to be with the female lead [heart emoji]. Books 10 and 15 are also good, but it's been a while and I can't remember them all. The other unfinished books are also a bit hard to recall, but they were all readable and enjoyable. Everyone has their own taste, so choose for yourself. I'm sharing my favorites with you.

47. 47 穿 Transmigrated to the 1960s, the Young Educated Woman Is Spoiled by Her Older Lover 穿越六零，小知青被大叔狠狠宠爱 Love Yourself热爱自己的Modern Romance200k WordsCompleted Su Qingge unexpectedly arrives in the 1960s, alone in the world. By a twist of fate, she meets Shen Chaozong, who protects and loves her. Every day, every chapter is full of affection and sweetness. There are also plenty of stories about life and its many different faces, along with tales of rural life. Come and read! This isn’t a power fantasy about an all-conquering heroine. It’s about a laid-back girl who wins by doing nothing. 60.3kReads8.8Score6.7kShelves

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    Super pampering, always kissing and loving

48. 48 离 Back to High School Before the Divorce: This Time, I Won't Fall for You 离婚前重回高中，这次我不心动了 Xun Can旬灿Modern Romance429k WordsCompleted (Print edition signed) [Campus rebirth + regretful pursuit + bad-boy wins her heart + living-under-one-roof romance] [Slightly rebellious good girl x laid-back, aloof bad boy] After her grandmother passes away, both the Tan and Lu families feel sorry for Xu Entang, who has no family left, and want to take her in. When she arrives in Beicheng, she sees again the boy she never forgot after meeting him once. Lu Jin is brazen and unruly. Over the years they grow up together, she watches one woman af 101.7kReads9.4Score10.4kShelves
49. 49 重 Reborn in 2007: From Internet Celebrity to Queen of Investment 重生07，从网红到投资女王 Not Late 11不晚11Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Reborn + grounded realism + escaping a toxic family + making money] Jiang Xue was reborn, returning to 2007. Her father didn't care for her, her mother didn't love her, and they expected her to work in a factory tightening screws! There was no way she was going to work in a factory. The internet was still wide open in 2007, and WeChat and Weibo hadn't even launched yet. Using her makeup skills, she became a celebrity on Tianya, a makeup artist for stars, a renowned photographer, one of the firs 11.2kReads9.0Score1.2kShelves
50. 50 八 The Darling of the 1980s 八十年代掌中娇 Shu Ning舒甯Modern Romance2.3M WordsCompleted In her previous life, she owned five apartments in the capital and drove a big G whenever she went out. But after opening her eyes, she found herself a country girl in the 1980s. Her father, seeking to get ahead, latched onto a “rich heiress” and wanted to divorce her mother. Fine, let them get divorced! Her younger brother, who worshipped the rich and looked down on the poor, could go live with the mistress. She would start over with her two younger sisters! They collected bat guano, sold quail 5.2kReads8.8Score646Shelves

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